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Vocabulary 295-368 Flashcards

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Repudiate(v)

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To reject the validity of

-The woman’s claim that she was Russian royalty was repudiated by other known relatives

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Repose(n)

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Relaxation; leisure

-after working hard every day in the busy city, Mike finds his repose on weekends playing golf with friends

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Requite(v)

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To return or repay

-thanks for offering to lend me $1000, but I know I’ll never be able to requite your generosity

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Restive(adj)

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impatient, uneasy, or restless

-The passengers became restless after having to wait in line for hours and began to shout complaints

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Reticent(adj)

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Silent; reserved

-physically small verbally reticent, John often went unnoticed

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Rhetoric(n)

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Effective writing or speaking

-Lincolns talent for Rhetoric was evident in his beautifully expressed Gettysburg address

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Ribald(adj)

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Humorous in a vulgar way

-the courts jesters ribald brand of humor delighted the king

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Sacrosanct(adj)

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Extremely sacred; beyond criticism

-many people considered mother Theresa to be sacrosanct and would not tolerate any criticism of her

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Sagacious(adj)

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Shrewd;wise

-owls have a reputation for being sagacious, perhaps because of their big eyes

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Salient(adj)

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Prominent; of notable significance

-his most salient characteristic is his tendency to dominate every conversation

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Salubrious(adj)

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Healthful

-run-down and sickly, Rita hoped that the fresh mountain air would have a salubrious effect on her health

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Sanguine(adj)

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Ruddy; cheerfully optimistic

-a sanguine person thinks the glass is half full, whereas a depressed person thinks it’s half empty

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Sardonic(adj)

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Cynical; scornfully mocking

-Isabella was offended by the sardonic way in which her date made fun of her ideas and opinions

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Satiate(v)

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To satisfy fully or overindulge

-her desire for power was so great that nothing less than complete control of the country could satiate it

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Scintilla(n)

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Trace amount

-this poison is so powerful that no more than a scintilla of it is need to kill a horse

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Sedition(n)

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Behavior that promotes rebellion or civil disorder against the state
-Lu was arrested for sedition after he gave a fiery speech in the main square

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Sentient(adj)

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Aware; conscious; able to perceive

-the anesthetic didn’t work, and I was still sentient when the dentist drilled

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Seraphic(adj)

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Angelic; sweet

-Selena’s seraphic appearance belied her nasty, bitter personality

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Sinecure(n)

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A well-paying job or office that requires little or no work

-the corrupt mayor made sure to set-up all his relatives in sinecures within the administration

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Slake(v)

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To calm down or moderate

- in order to slake his curiosity; Bryan finally took a tour backstage

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Sobriquet(n)

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Nickname

-one of Ronald Reagan’s sobriquets was “the gipper”

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Solecism(n)

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Grammatical mistake

-“I ain’t going with you” she said, unaware of her solecism

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Soporific(adj)

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Causing sleep or lethargic

-the movie proved to be so soporific that soon loud snores were heard

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Spartan(adj)

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Highly self-disciplined; frugal; austere

-when he was in training, the athlete preferred to live in a spartan room, so he could shut out distractions

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Specious(adj)

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Deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
-The student specious excuse for being late sounded legitimate, but was proved otherwise when his teacher called his home

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Sportive(adj)

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Frolicsome; playful

- the lakeside vacation meant more sportive opportunities for the kids than the wine tour

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Stasis(n)

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A state of static balance or equilibrium; stagnation

-the rusty, ivy-covered World War II tank had obviously been in stasis for years

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Stentorian(adj)

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Extremely loud

-Colin couldn’t hear her speaking over the stentorian din of the game on TV

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Stigma(n)

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A mark of shame or discredit

-in the Scarlet letter, Hester Prine was required to wear a A on her clothes as a public stigma for her adultery

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Stolid(adj)

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Unemotional; lacking sensitivity

-The prisoners appeared stolid and unaffected by the judges harsh sentence

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Stratagem(n)

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Trick designed to deceive an enemy

-The Trojan horse must be one of the most successful military stratagems used in all of history

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Paragon(n)

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Model of excellence or perfection

-he is the paragon of what a judge should be: honest, intelligent, hard-working, and just

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Pare(v)

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To trim off excess; to reduce

-The cooks hands were sore after she pared hundreds of potatoes for the banquet

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Pariah(n)

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An outcast

-once he betrayed those in his community, he was banished and lived the life of a pariah

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Parley(n)

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Discussion, usually between enemy
-The parley between the rival cheerleading teams resulted in neither side admitting that they copied the others dance moves

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Parry(v)

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To ward of or deflect, especially by a quickwitted answer

-Carrie parried every question the army officer fired at her, much to their frustration

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Pastiche(n)

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A piece of literature or music imitating other works

-The playwrights clever pastiche of the well-known children’s story had the audience rolling in the isles

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Pathogenic(adj)

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Causing disease

-ben’s research on the origins of pathogenic microorganisms should help stop the spread of disease

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Peccadillo(n)

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A minor sin or offense

-Gabriel tends to harp on his brothers peccadilloes and never lets him live them down

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Pedant(n)

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Someone who shows off learning

-the graduate instructors tedious and excessive commentary on the subject soon gained her a reputation as a pedant

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Pejorative(n)

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Having bad connotations; disparaging

-the teacher scolded mark for his unduly pejorative comments about his classmates presentation

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Penury(n)

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An oppressive lack of resources(as money); severe poverty

-once a famous actor, he eventually died in penury and anonymity

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Peregrinate(v)

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To wander from place to place; to travel, especially on foot

-Shivaji enjoyed peregrinating the expansive grounds of Central Park

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Perfidious(adj)

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Willing to betray someone’s trust

-the actress’s perfidious companion revealed all of her intimate secrets to the gossip columnist

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Perfunctory(adj)

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Done in a routine way; indifferent

-the machine-like teller processed the transaction and gave the waiting customer a perfunctory smile

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Peripatetic(adj)

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Wandering from place to place, specially on foot

- Josh’s peripatetic meanderings took her all over the countryside

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Permeate(v)

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To penetrate

-this miraculous new cleaning fluid is able to permeate stains and dissolve them in minutes

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Perspicacious(adj)

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Shrewd, astute, or keen-witted

-the inspector used his perspicacious mind to solve the mysteries

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Pervade(v)

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To be present throughout; to permeate

-four spices pervade almost every Indian dish

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Phalanx(n)

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A compact or close-knit body of people, animals, or things

-a phalanx of guards stood outside the prime ministers home day and night

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Philanthropy(n)

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Charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness

-the MET owes much of its collection to the philanthropy of private donors

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Philistine(n)

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A person who is guided by materialism and is disdainful of intellectual air artistic values
-the philistine never even glanced at the rare violin in his collection but instead kept an eye on its value and sold it for profit

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Phlegmatic(adj)

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Clam and unemotional in temperament

-although the bomb could go off at any moment, the phlegmatic demolition expert remained calm

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Pithy(adj)

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Profound or substantial yet concise, succinct, to the point

-Martha’s pithy comments during the interview must have been impressive because she got the job

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Placate(v)

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To soothe or pacify

-The burglar tried to placate the snarling dog by referring it to it as a nice doggie and offering it a treat

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Plastic(adj)

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Able to be molded, altered, or bent

-The new material was very plastic and could be formed into products of vastly different shape

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Plebeian(adj)

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Crude or coarse; characteristic of commoners
-after five weeks of rigorous studying, the graduate settled in for weekend of plebeian socializing and television watching

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Plethora(n)

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Excess

-assuming that more was better, the defendant offered the judge a plethora of excuses

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Plucky(adj)

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Courageous; spunky

-The plucky young nurse dove into the foxhole, determined to help the wounded soldier

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Polemic(n)

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Controversy; argument; verbal attack

-The candidates bulimic against his opponent was vicious and small minded rather than convincing and well reasoned

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Politic(adj)

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shrewd and practical in managing or dealing with things; diplomatic
-she was wise to curve her tongue and was able to explain her problem to the judge in a respectful and politic manner

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Polyglot(n)

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A speaker of many languages

-lay’s extensive travels have helped her to become a true polyglot

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Posit(v)

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To assume as real or conceded; to propose as an explanation

-before providing the math formula, we need it to posit that X and Y were real numbers

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Potentate(n)

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A monarch or ruler with great power

-Alex was much kinder before he assumed the role of potentate

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Pragmatic (adj)

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Practical, as opposed to idealistic
-while idealistic gamblers think they can get rich by frequenting casinos, pragmatic gamblers realize that the odds are heavily stacked against them

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Prattle (N)

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Meaningless, foolish talk

-her husband’s mindless Pradel drove Josh insane; sometimes she wish he would just shut up

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Precipitate (adj)

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Thrown violently or brought about abruptly; lacking the deliberation
-their’s was precipitate marriage

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Précis(n)

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Short summary of facts

-Sarah wrote a précis of her thesis on the epic poem to share with her class

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Prescient(adj)

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Having foresight

-John’s decision to sell the apartment seemed to be a prescient one, as its value soon dropped by half

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prevaricate(v)

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To lie or deviate from the truth
-rather then admitting that he had overslept again, the employee prevaricated and claimed that heavy traffic had prevented him from arriving at work on time

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Pristine(adj)

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Fresh and clean; uncorrupted
-since concerted measures had been taken to prevent looting, the archaeological site was still pristine when researchers arrived

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Rococo(adj)

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Very highly ornamented; relating to an 18th century artistic style of elaborate ornamentation
-The ornate furniture in the house reminded Tatiana of the rococo style

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Rustic (adj)

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Rural

-rustic cabin was an ideal setting for vacation in the country

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Sublime (adj)

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Lofty or grand

-The music was so sublime that it transformed the rude surroundings into a special place

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